Earlier this year Glasgow City Council announced its decision to remove qualified teachers from all nursery schools, a move which is expected to save 370,000. Fears have now arisen that Edinburgh City Council may introduce similar cost-cutting measures.
The Scottish National Party claims that the council plans to save Pounds 150,000 over four years by cutting the number of nursery teachers and using less qualified staff to deliver the curriculum.
But a council spokesperson said, 'We have no plans to reduce the number of nursery teachers across the city. And we do not plan to take nursery school teachers out of early years settings.'
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